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saint_eleanor's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There’s a saying that says “every translation is a betrayal” and i think that applies here— Japanese to english is so hard and i think it results in writing that feels super detached. Otherwise the characters were super believable and the story was interesting but it was just meh. I feel like the author was on to a lot of cool themes like repression of the self and disassociation and then she just like stopped writing lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Minor: Sexual harassment
s_lorenz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Suicide, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
invisibleninjacat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was labeled as feminist noir with queer characters, and it was in the teen section at the library, so I had a certain expectation of what this book would be like. It was not like my expectations, and I really don't think it belongs in the teen section. I did not like any of the characters, and didn't really understand them either. I didn't see what was feminist about it either, except possibly in a "support women's rights but mostly women's wrongs" way. I also expected a murder mystery and just got stuck with murder. There was one part I did like - each of the characters had point of view chapters, and it was interesting finding out what they knew about each other, what they thought the others knew about them, and what the others really did know about them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
Moderate: Suicide
amaya_jam's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
the book ending is what pushed it from a solid 3 stars to 3.75. the final pieces of introspection really helped give all the characters real shape when before they all felt like they fit into stereotypical molds (ie violent-loner, the good girl, the academic, the token gay, the succubus, etc.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Suicide, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Infidelity
morepeachyogurt's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
the writing was very boring and plain, not engaging at all. i found the characters pretty one dimensional which was disappointing. i think trying to cover five characters in 210 pages just didn’t work at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Minor: War and Misogyny
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